SECRET OPS OF THE CIA 2018 DAY PLANNER

The Central Intelligence Agency does not approve, endorse or authorize use of its name, initials or Seal. SECRET OPS OF THE CIA 2018 DAY PLANNER SALUTING THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE CIA AND THE CAUSE THEY SERVE

Irrawaddy Ambush, by Stuart Brown, Donated by Michael DeSombre July 1944, OSS-trained Kachin tribesmen of Detachment 101 ambush Japanese troop-carrying rafts on Burma s Irrawaddy River.

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PAINTING DESCRIPTIONS JANUARY An Air Combat First On 12 January 1968, four North Vietnam Air Force biplanes attempted to destroy a US radar facility in northeast Laos that was providing critical guidance to fighter-bombers flying missions against North Vietnamese targets. Air America pilot Ted Moore was flying an ammunition supply run to the LIMA 85 facility in an unarmed UH-1D Huey helicopter when he saw the four biplanes. Moore and his flight mechanic, Glenn Woods, took chase with Woods firing a contraband AK-47. The two attacking biplanes were shot-down and crashed before reaching the border, while the other two retreated unharmed. This daring action was the only time in any war that a helicopter shot down a fixed-wing aircraft. Moore survived the war but Woods was killed in action in Laos a year later. FEBRUARY Irrawaddy Ambush In 1942, shortly after the U.S. and Britain went to war against Japan, the Japanese Imperial Army captured Burma and split the Chinese from their allies. In an attempt to push back against the Japanese, General William J. Donovan, who led the OSS, decided to create a guerrilla army made up of local people. The Kachin Rangers were one of the first units trained. They conducted raids, supplied intelligence and identified bombing targets. One of their most notable feats was the ambush of Japanese rafts carrying troops on the Irrawaddy River. The tactics developed in Burma were a forerunner to today s U.S. Special Operations forces. MARCH Untouchable In the 1950s and 1960s, photo reconnaissance was an vital part of knowing the enemy s intentions. In 1957, the CIA contracted work to design the A-12, which could fly 2,200 miles per hour at 90,000 feet. These planes flew 29 missions over East Asia in 1967-68, tracking targets, collecting intelligence and even discovering the location of the USS Pueblo, which had been illegally captured by North Korean Navy. This painting depicts the first operational flight, piloted by Mele Vojvodich, on May 31, 1967. This untouchable plane could not be tracked by Chinese or North Vietnamese radar. The A-12s were retired in 1968. APRIL The First Sting The 1979 invasion of Afghanistan by the Soviet Union military was met with opposition from Mujahedeen freedom fighters, but they were no match for the lethal Hi-24D attack gunships. So in 1986, U.S. Rep. Charlie Wilson proposed giving hand-held, heat-seeking ground-toair missiles to the Mujahedeen. The first four missiles brought down three Soviet gunships. The Afghan freedom fighters went on to use the weapons successfully. The heavy losses suffered by the Soviets eventually caused them to withdraw from Afghanistan. Many historians consider this operation as a major factor in the collapse of the Soviet Union. The movie Charlie Wilson s War popularized this CIA mission. MAY Earthquake s Last Flight In 1954, Civil Air Transport, a proprietary airline owned by the CIA, was resupplying the besieged French Union forces encircled at Dien Bien Phu in Indochina, North Vietnam. One of the last of the 682 flights was made by American civilian pilots James B. McGovern, nicknamed Earthquake McGoon, and Wallace Buford. As they attempted to drop their load of artillery shells, their Fairfield C-119 was hit by flak and later crashed in Laos, killing the two pilots and two French soldiers. McGovern and Buford were the first U.S. casualties in what would become America s Vietnam War. This painting honors the 37 U.S. pilots who flew these perilous resupply missions supporting the French Union forces. JUNE Les Marguerites Fleuriront ce Soir Baltimore native Virginia Hall worked undercover for the British and later the American OSS in occupied France during World War II, where she tracked Nazi troop and supply movements, organized supply drops and helped others escape the country. This painting depicts Ms. Hall transmitting vital intelligence to London from a French barn in occupied France. A member of her Resistance group generates electricity using a converted bicycle and an automotive generator. The painting s title is a typical coded message. Ms. Hall was honored by the British presented with Member of the British Empire medal. The French presented her with the Croix de Guerre and U.S. government presented her with the Distinguished Service Cross, the nation s second highest medal.

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